Tom Hard: The Beautiful South

This event runs from 10th Feb 2018 to 5th May 2018

Police Officer and amateur photographer Tom Hard has lived and worked in Horsham for most of his life. Tom is passionate about photography, and about the local area. Beautiful South, reflects his desire to showcase the beauty of Horsham District.

Tom’s interest in photography grew from his experience at the age of 15, working in Horsham Photo Centre (also known as Kodak Express), where he was encouraged to learn about all aspects of the work. This gave him a great eye for excellent photography. A trip to Rome inspired Tom to begin taking a compact digital camera out with him wherever he went, and enabled him to capture a wide range of wonderful sights. During one such trip, to Regent’s Park in London, he took a photograph of a willow tree. This image, entitled “Summer Comes Early” won the 2012 Royal Horticultural Society Photography competition in the ‘Plant Portrait’ category.

This success inspired Tom to invest in a digital SLR camera, and he has since gone on to be shortlisted for several prestigious awards and to have his work in print; “Follow the Leader”, his photograph of deer in Warnham park was shortlisted in the Jessops Photography Competition, “Brighton Sunset” was published in Digital Photo Magazine, and his photograph of the Red Arrows at the 2017 Wings and Wheels events was printed in Digital SLR Photography Magazine.

More of Tom’s work, as well as his contact details, can be found on his Facebook and Twitter pages: